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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Fraud and Corruption of Appellate Division First Department Judge Luis Gonzalez

and he will be removed on _____________ or will be interrogated publicly on _________.

Judge out of order
The New York Post by Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein - March 27, 2011
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A Manhattan judge in charge of one of the most prestigious state courts in the country lied on mortgage documents, received property-tax breaks he didn't deserve and made questionable hires that included his ex-wife. Justice Luis Gonzalez, the presiding judge of New York's Appellate Division First Department, simultaneously took advantage of both rent-stabilization rules and home-ownership tax breaks by claiming places in two boroughs as his home, The Post has learned. In 2009, he took out a $510,276 loan on a Brooklyn house, attesting on the mortgage document that the property would be his primary residence. He then got a STAR tax break in 2009, 2010 and 2011 -- a perk that amounted to $4,440 and is supposed to go only for a primary residence. But Gonzalez really resided in a rent-stabilized Grand Concourse apartment in The Bronx, a living situation that is also supposed to be a primary residence. Gonzalez confessed his duplicity to The Post, saying he designated the Brooklyn abode as his main home to get the mortgage. "To be honest with you, I did not think there was anything improper about it," he said. "It sounds super silly, super stupid."

Asked whether the deception was a crime, he said, "If it is, you're talking to someone who is in deep trouble." Jonathan New, a mortgage-fraud expert and former Manhattan federal prosecutor, said it's a federal crime -- fraud -- to lie on a credit application to a federally insured institution or for a federally insured loan. It is punishable by up to 30 years' prison and a maximum $1 million fine. Documents on file with the city show that Gonzalez got the February 2009 loan through now-defunct Union Federal Mortgage Corp. and that the loan was insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Such government-insured loans are available only for a primary residence. Gonzalez has taken out four mortgages on the Williamsburg home since 2004 and paid off three. On the first, for $280,000, he also said he would live in the house, on South Sixth Street. The judge says he lived in the modest two-bedroom house sometime between 2006 or 2007 and 2009, a period in which he borrowed $467,000 in two loans. He said he moved back to The Bronx in January 2009 and was unaware the Brooklyn home had a tax break.

Gonzalez, 65, was promoted from an Appellate Division judge to presiding justice in March 2009 by Gov. David Paterson, becoming the first Latino to hold to the position. As presiding judge, he was required to live in The Bronx or Manhattan. He earns $147,600. Critics say Gonzalez has allowed nepotism to run rampant in the court. Vivian Gonzalez, whom the judge divorced 10 years ago but remains friendly with, was hired in December as a $65,000-a-year court clerk. Gonzalez said there was "no prohibition" against hiring his ex. He said he signed off on recent hirings of court workers' relatives, including his secretary's brother, his executive assistant's nephew and the son of a court officer who used to be his driver. None had state court experience, state payroll records show. But Gonzalez said all were qualified.

Additional reporting by Candice Giove -- melissa.klein@nypost.com

Posted by Corrupt Courts Administrator at 10:00 AM

32 comments:
cant stop laughing said...

Oh, Great! Another dishonest judge in New York. And this fellow is the top job in Manhattan. Can't stop laughing.

March 27, 2011 10:05 AM

IRS said...
Tip Number

124,651

I have a receiver who's appointment is listed on the Part 36 website,

but.. ummm...

there is no mention of the compensation he took...

How come???

March 27, 2011 10:40 AM

Anonymous said...
This post typifies what is wrong with the court system and law practice. Attorneys have been subject to discipline for such conduct. Resulting in ruined careers. Some Judges have been disciplined for such conduct. A Judge was removed as a Judge and eventually disbarred for stealing $1,000.00 from a client when he was a practicing attorney. The resulting discipline and act were ten years apart. Note that Gonzalez based on this article got over $4,000.00 in tax abatements. We need for everyone to be treated equally under the law not unequally based on your status and connection.

March 27, 2011 10:46 AM

Anonymous said...
And pray tell what do his 'ETHICS FORMS' reveal? Want to bet nothing is listed. The impudent OCA, DDC & CJC will give the fraud a free pass. It's the same story - one law for us, the citizens and no law for the rulers! This thing has been living off the tax payers for too long. The 1st Dept. is a den of thieves that been long in jail!

March 27, 2011 10:52 AM

sick to my stomach said...

sad, very sad..what has this world become! Judges, Lawyers, and Prosecutors stealing, lying, covering up crimes all for the MIGHTLY OLD DOLLAR!!!!

March 27, 2011 10:57 AM

Anonymous said...

A couple of those jobs are civil service required jobs..like court clerk, court officer. So where was the bulldog union.... CSEA..... when these nepotistic jobs were handed out without a civil service ranking and selection?

OCA and CSEA work in collusion.... so that the union can get the small pay raises every year they look for..without much trouble or financial payoffs.

One bloated CSEA rep told me in 2005, that CSEA only worried about those little raises because CSEA believes(they have no concrete knowledge) that their members only want CSEA to seek raises exclusively...so all the bad stuff OCA demands, like judges hiring their girlfriends for all the top supervisory titles, unfair hearing practices allowing them to fire anyone..no matter how illegal....stays put in every contract...check it out for yourself.

It is stated like most of what is in those convoluted contracts CSEA PUBLISHES for member reference, in paragraphs that need judicial interpreters to assess...but they can be determined if you study them for weeks or months and then sleep on the thought that CSEA is not your buddy, so the wording will always be OCA friendly!

So CSEA...what do you say about the jobs that this judge handed out as a favor..and also.... where can you locate those illusive civil service laws.

Civil Service told me they don't have them...they exist, but not for publication...try the internet maybe..huh...really?

March 27, 2011 11:42 AM

Sewer Rooter said...

Eric Holder, Scheiderman, Cuomo, Tembeckjian who claims to read newspapers to begin action, where are you? Criminal prosecution and immediate removal from the bench is required; anything less and you each are the bigger evil. Fire the entire nepotistic staff at Appellate Court.

March 27, 2011 11:44 AM

Anonymous said...

Gonzalez and Susan Hernandez are two of the most corrupt individuals in the entire unified court system. There are at least 40 other friends and relatives, not only in the Appellate Division but all over the the Bronx as well. Numerous complaints have been sent to the IG, hopefully this will be the start of something.

March 27, 2011 12:26 PM

Anonymous said...

Isn't this the same Luis Gonzalez who was discussed in recent posts?

Isn't this the same Luis Gonzalez who isn't really a judge but was given the position of "Administrative Judge"?

Let's hope that the investigation doesn't stop with this, but they look into how he got this promotion.

March 27, 2011 12:42 PM

Anonymous said...

If Gonzalez got caught, it's not because he is more corrupt, but either sloppier or crossed the wrong people.

The Second Dept, particularly the 9th JD has them beat. Look at whose in charge at the OCA. That's probably why nothing changes there.

March 27, 2011 12:46 PM

Anonymous said...

The same Luis Gonzalez, and it was because of both sloppiness and arrogance. Both the judge and Susan flaunted these hirings of inept and conceited relatives in the face of everyone. It was only a matter of time before complaints were submitted. Furthermore the ones mentioned are only the tip of the iceberg, his nephew as well as girlfriend were also recently employed in the Appellate Division with high salaries and no prior court experience.

March 27, 2011 12:53 PM

Anonymous said...

re: civil service jobs

fyi, although the jobs maybe civil service, they can be filled without complying with the laws and rules (any surprise).

I think we all know that when dealing with any government agency, if they want to do something, or not do something, there is nothing anyone can do about it.

If there was actual accountability and repercussions for misconduct, there probably wouldn't be a need for this blog.

March 27, 2011 12:55 PM

Anonymous said...

Any job OCA distributes may be in the category that violates civil service rules...wherever those rules are now resting for viewing...but that is why we pay such high union dues...so CSEA..our civil service watchdog, will prevent civil service titled and tested jobs, from going to Judicial family, friends and those many, many girlfriends that the Judges so enjoy on the desk in their offices..yes Appellate judge sitting and now 76...I mean you and your trim!

Where are the comments defending CSEA from the reps... scared because you know I am right and ready with more for you for later.

March 27, 2011 2:14 PM

Anonymous said...

This just SMELLs of a County Wide Credit fiasco. I'm thinking of going to Judge school too.

Q: ...and the answer is ??

A: ahhhhhhh, I dunno, ahhhhh....both are primary residence?

CJC=Can't Just Cheat ?

March 27, 2011 2:24 PM

Anonymous said...

The lowlives from the 1st department that recently retired and are collecting state pensions should be the target of serious criminal investigations.

March 27, 2011 3:01 PM

Anonymous said...

Interesting that some of the retirees from 1st dept had early mafia ties and would brag that all they had to do was "make a phone call" to get things done. Not to mention other vile transgressions.

March 27, 2011 3:04 PM

Anonymous said...

Funny cause all they have to do is look at phone records to connect the dots. It's called investigations 101...elementary!

Gonzalez is a corrupt pervert who fucks anything that walks. Susan Hernandez is a nasty cunt who walk around with such arrogance that her enemy list is a mile long.

March 27, 2011 4:31 PM

fed waiter said...

What a joke. What are the feds waiting for?

March 27, 2011 4:46 PM

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking of going to Judge school too

just make sure you have some extra cash around to pass!

March 27, 2011 5:55 PM

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking of going to Judge school too

just make sure you have some extra cash around to pass!

March 27, 2011 5:55 PM

i like to watch said...

What Speedy Gonzalez should have said was that it was OK for judges and lawyers to be criminals in New York. And the more sex they have the better. And the more they screw people (the little people) all the better. Realize that screwing people doesn't necessarily have anything to do with sex. Ask a shrink, he/she will give you the details.

March 27, 2011 6:18 PM

Anonymous said...

Sun-Ming "Sunny" Sheu came to a "sudden" untimely Death within days of appearing at OCA exposing "Certificated" Supreme Court Judge Joseph Golia for even more significant Financial Disclosure issues.

The FBI in NYC were Fully Aware and one Special Agent warned Sunny to "be careful".

Where is our Federal Govt? Where are real actions and result? Where is the Murder Investigation of Sun-Ming Sheu?

I thought that Senator Sampson was guiding or leading the Feds or something about all this corruption?

Looks like he is out of place in this picture with Governor Andrew Cuomo, Speaker Silver, and Senator Dean Skelos smiling, feeling good, doing a budget, 3 Men still in a Room, NO Talk about Courts and Court Reforms, no talk about Court Corruption, No Changes at All. Same old same old same old. And the beat goes on.

You have to love it! The PJ of the 1st Dept. nailed in a criminal fraud! You can't make this stuff up! Do you think that he used the US Postal Service to facilitate this fraud? Have no fear Luis Gonzalez your friends Milt Williams and the doughboy Leo M will work their magic and all will be fixed - Oh sorry I mean well, yes well! How come old Jonathan Lippman is soooo quiet? Hum Stage right the federal are coming or are they? Time to flush the luv!

March 28, 2011 12:26 AM

Anonymous said...

They forget to add his daughter Nydia Gonzalez & his brother who he also got jobs in brooklyn supreme court...This is nepotism/corruption at its best.

March 28, 2011 12:48 AM

Anonymous said...

The problem with court corruption and the existence of any kind of reform is that the court's only pretend accountability in litigation after the arrests, is another court..Federal Ct..... so now you are fighting judges and lawyers with judges and lawyers...cannot happen in this America we have today.

You also then have Gov. agency going after another Gov. agency, likely all doing the same crimes..not going to happen!

You have the option of the Gov agencies of the FBI, DOJ, CJC ETC. and they are also part of the same game...not interested in busting up what great gig they have going until their retirements.

So what do you have.. a very interesting fact loaded lawsuit stuck in a Gov. judicial entanglement, that is attempting to figure out how to legally twist judicial crimes to benefit OCA's reputation, because the pltf has information and damages that could cause greater exposure and harm to the NY justice syndicate.

So this case continues bending and twisting through the courts, always adjourned 100% by the courts for their failure to comply... with zero repercussions for their circumventing of due process, for multiple years with no end in sight...until maybe the American people, not Gov. agencies who are all completely unheroic....can finally view the truth and demand integrity and the long sought reform!

March 28, 2011 11:49 AM

Anonymous said...

YOUR BEST BET IS TO JUST START SHOOTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ITS GODLY AND APPROVED BY JESUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR

THE RADIATIONS COMING ANYWAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEATH TO TYRANTS

March 28, 2011 12:48 PM

Anonymous said...

Geez, ex-wife's, nephews, brothers, daughters, girlfriends, its like a family reunion everyday at work for Gonzalez and Hernandez

March 28, 2011 6:16 PM

Anonymous said...

How come Barbara Ross (legal writer) at the Daily News hasn't written one word about this hot scandal? Could it be that if she did write something her husband none other than Robert (Mr. Rogers) Tembeckjian would get fired so it's better to "cover" it up. How ofter do you get the PJ of the 1st Dept. caught in the act? Has he left the building yet?

March 28, 2011 11:30 PM
anonymous said...

One can only hopes that he steps down, but judging by his arrogance thats not likely.

CRIMES UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW, AND ORGANIZED CRIMES IN OUR COURTS, TYPE IN GOOGLE: JUDGE DIETZ FRAUD, JOE D MILNER FRAUD, MINTON MAFIA OF ATTORNEYS, AND SOON AT http://plaintiffs.tv THE LAWSUITS VS THEM

Remember this... The system was created by attorneys, whom decide who are the Judges (and senators and...) by donations, the attorneys use their clients names as aliases and create conflict to obtain all types of gains, they own corporations, some work withing several firms and also have created a the "justice" system, "the law" where to begin with, there is no legal definition for Justice.FBI, Department of Justice, Courts, are all ruled by attorneys, whom also have or work within international firms (International organized criminal organizations) http://plaintiffs.tv using their evidence against them in a click, MAFIAS IN COURT and beware of the J S M MOB, their names are recognize by their initials, J S M with 95% accuracy

Sunny Shue, died Saturday June 26, 2010. Video that Sunny did on April 9 2010, asking for protection from Judge Joseph Golia. Wednesday...

September 2, 2009 Hearing With Senator John Sampson on Judicial Accountability in New York State

We went to a Hearing with Senator John Sampson on September 24, 2009 on the New York Judicial Syatem. A few people were able to speak, and many others signed up to speak at a later date...that Sampson never scheduled.

First published in print: Monday, January 11, 2010
Here we thought that the first order of business this year for state Senate Democratic leader John Sampson would be to help regain that institution's credibility by passing radical ethics reforms.

The need for them would seem to be brutally obvious, in the wake of the conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno on federal corruption charges and Governor Paterson's calls for requiring state officials members to disclose their outside income. First, though, Mr. Sampson has joined a large Manhattan law firm where one of the founding partners is on the board of the state Trial Lawyers Association.
That's right. Mr. Sampson now works not only for the people of New York, but also for the firm of Belluck & Fox, according to a New York Post report.

His salary in the former position is a matter of public record, of course -- $88,500. His salary in his new job, however, is something Mr. Sampson isn't about to disclose.

Just as New Yorkers need to learn more about legislators' outside interests, Mr. Sampson offers them less.

Imagine, then, what people might think if this is one more year when the Legislature fails to pass ethics laws. Or if it does, only a watered down version of what's need to clean up an institution where criminal indictments and convictions have become too commonplace?

What were Mr. Sampson's priorities, they might wonder -- transparency in government, or shielding from both his own finances and Belluch & Fox's clients?

The same questions might be asked as well of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who holds a position of counsel to another Manhattan law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg. Little is known by the public about that arrangement, too, thanks to the alarmingly inadequate financial disclosure requirements for legislators that Mr. Silver seems to think are entirely adequate. We know he works for that particular firm, one of the largest tort law firms in New York, but we don't know what the nature of his work is, or on whose behalf he does it.

That will become all the more relevant in the event someone else in the Legislature tries to push for rewriting the state's medical malpractice laws or otherwise changing tort laws this session. Two of the most powerful people in state government work for law firms closely associated with the leading opponent of such legislation, namely the Trial Lawyers Association.

In Mr. Silver's case, he rather famously said of his legal work a half-dozen years ago, "I don't think it's a conflict. How many times do you want to hear this?"

In Mr. Sampson's case, the word comes from his office that his outside work won't interfere with his official duties.

Not exactly endorsements of ethics reform, are they?

THE ISSUE:

The state Senate Democratic leader has another job, too, not that he wants to talk about it.

THE STAKES:

When ethics reform is a major issue, how serious is he about stronger financial disclosure requirements?

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The victims of unethical and corrupt lawyers, judges and employees of the state and federal judiciary demand accountability from those who abuse the power of office while they remain absolutely immune. The media as well as the legislative and executive branches of government traditionally ignore these abuses. The judicial branch itself hurls insults at the victim claiming they are nothing more than a 'disgruntled litigant' while ignoring substantive allegations.

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The emotional and physical health problems inherent in these abuses are now coming to light but the judicial branches throughout our country continue to avoid or deliberately ignore what they have helped to create.

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The democratic state cannot guarantee that life will treat everyone equally, and it has no responsibility to do so. However, writes constitutional law expert John P. Frank, "Under no circumstances should the state impose additional inequalities; it should be required to deal evenly and equally with all of its people."

No one is above the law, which is, after all, the creation of the people, not something imposed upon them. The citizens of a democracy submit to the law because they recognize that, however indirectly, they are submitting to themselves as makers of the law. When laws are established by the people who then have to obey them, both law and democracy are served.

The Supreme CourtThe Framers considered the rule of law essential to the safekeeping of social order and civil liberties. The rule of law holds that if our relationships with each other and with the state are governed by a set of rules, rather than by a group of individuals, we are less likely to fall victim to authoritarian rule. The rule of law calls for both individuals and the government to submit to the law's supremacy. By precluding both the individual and the state from transcending the supreme law of the land, the Framers constructed another protective layer over individual rights and liberties. --Reprinted from U.S. Dept. of State

Judicial Immunity is AbsoluteIn an unprecedented degree of 'abuse of power' judges decreed themselves absolutely immune from civil suit when they are "acting maliciously and corruptly." In 1996 the 104th Congress passed the Federal Courts Improvement Act amending the Civil Rights statute to give further immunities to malicious and corrupt judges.

Sec. 309. Prohibition against awards of costs, including attorney's fees, and injunctive relief against a judicial officer.28 USC 2412 note.>> for Costs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no judicial officer shall be held liable for any costs, including attorney's fees, in any action brought against such officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, unless such action was clearly in excess of such officer's jurisdiction.(b) Proceedings in Vindication of Civil Rights.--Section 722(b) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof "except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity such officer shall not be held liable for any costs, including attorney's fees, unless such action was clearly in excess of such officer's jurisdiction".

(c) Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights.--Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence: ``, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable''.

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